Written by: Arthur, founder of ISFM
In this article, we’ll be talking about athlete diets, and what’s good to eat for you.
Every athlete needs a healthy breakfast to start their day, and they need the same thing for dinner before bed; a nice meal full of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and of course, water. The best combination for a basketball player would be 45-65% carbohydrates, for things like: pasta, breads, fruits, and cereal. Then 10-30% protein for things like: meat, nuts, and beans. And finally, 25-35% fat, so: oils, and butter would be good examples. Soccer players have pretty much the same diet, but they eat less processed foods (fats), they try not to eat too many calories, and they also try to keep the sugar level low.
The same thing goes for the rest of most sports except for football, and rugby.(In football, and rugby, you need to eat slightly more calories to gain more muscle.) What would happen if you ate too much fats and sugar? Well, it would not be good at all for you. What would happen, would be that you’d really slowly start getting overweight, and soon, you won’t be able to play to your full potential on the field, and your coach will probably sub you off every few minutes. That’s why, you should always eat what you think is good for you, and not what you want. (Unless what you want is healthy)
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Thank you for reading! Written by: Arthur, founder of ISFM
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